CLA-2-30:S:N:N7:238 883361
Mr. Steve C. Shyne
Distribution & Transportation Services Division
Pfizer Inc.
235 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017-5755
RE: The tariff classification of "Zoloft" (sertraline hydrochloride)
capsules; "Glucotrol" (glipizide) tablets; and Glipizide (CAS Reg. No. 29094-
61-9), in bulk form, from England, Germany, or Japan
Dear Mr. Shyne:
In your letter dated February 25, 1993, received March 5, 1993, you
requested a tariff classification ruling.
"Zoloft" is a medicament, sold in capsule form, containing the active
ingredient sertraline hydrochloride (an antidepressant). "Glucotrol" is a
medicament, sold in tablet form, containing the active ingredient glipizide.
Glipizide (N-[2-[4-[[[(cyclohexylamino)carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]phenyl]ethyl]-
5-methyl pyrazinecarboxamide) is an antidiabetic drug, and the active
ingredient in "Glucotrol" tablets.
The applicable subheading for the "Zoloft" capsules will be
3004.90.6035, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which
provides for medicaments ... consisting of mixed or unmixed products for
therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses or in forms or
packings for retail sale: other: other: other: medicaments primarily
affecting the central nervous system: antidepressants, tranquilizers, and
other psychotherapeutic agents. The rate of duty will be 6.3 percent ad
valorem.
The applicable subheading for the "Glucotrol" tablets will be
3004.90.6090, HTS, which provides for medicaments consisting of mixed or
unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured
doses or in forms or packings for retail sale: other: other: other: other.
The rate of duty will be 6.3 percent ad valorem.
The applicable subheading for Glipizide, in bulk form, will be
2935.00.5700, HTS, which provides for sulfonamides: other: drugs: other:
other. The rate of duty will be 6.9 percent ad valorem.
This merchandise may be subject to the regulations of the Food and Drug
Administration. You may contact them at 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD
20857, telephone number (202) 443-3380.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Section 177 of the
Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of this ruling letter should be attached to the entry documents
filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If the documents have been
filed without a copy, this ruling should be brought to the attention of the
Customs officer handling the transaction.
Sincerely,
Jean F. Maguire
Area Director
New York Seaport